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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Tyler hint is the reason for Spin?
(a) Aliens giving humans a longer life span.
(b) Spin is a way of delaying the end of the world that humans were bringing onto themselves.
(c) An experiement that went awry by the Russians.
(d) Aliens wanting to end the human race.

2. Who is shooting at Tyler and Diane?
(a) Agents from Mars.
(b) They do not know.
(c) Agents hired by the New Reformasi.
(d) Agents from Perihelion.

3. Why is the Spin partially turned off?
(a) To allow construction of the archway.
(b) To give more heat from the sun.
(c) Spin is completely removed.
(d) To allow humans to again see the stars.

4. What does Tyler tell Ina about the Martians?
(a) That they are genetically close to human, but not human.
(b) That they are a mixed race of human and Trator.
(c) That they are genetically very different from humans.
(d) That they are human also.

5. How do they know Spin is gone?
(a) The replicators report it is so.
(b) The lights of the city now reflect in the clouds.
(c) The flickering in the sky is gone.
(d) There are stars visible.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tyler discuss with Margie?

2. What do they hope the replicators will eventually do?

3. For what does Simon blame himself?

4. What is the morning's rising sun like after Tyler speaks to Jason?

5. What did the replicators require that no one but Jason knew?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tyler and Diane escape from Condon's ranch?

2. What does Molly say when Tyler confronts her?

3. What happens in the summer with the sky and why does Simon call Tyler? How does Tyler respond?

4. What happens when Tyler rides along with Wun in a convoy that takes them to Perihelion?

5. How is Jason's health, what does he ask Tyler to do and how does Tyler respond?

6. What does Simon say about his conflict between Diane and his beliefs?

7. What does Wun tell Tyler about a possible cure for Jason?

8. What does Jason tell Tyler about the Martian ambassador, conditions on Mars and why he was sent?

9. Where do Diane and Tyler go at the end of the book? What was the ultimate purpose of the Spin membrane?

10. What happens shortly after the Spin membrane is gone?

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